But that excuse was roundly derided, given that CBS owner Paramount Global was in the process of being acquired by Skydance, and needed government approval from an administration that has frequently demanded quid pro quos.
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Michael Schneider,
Variety,
6 Apr. 2026
While lobbying can help strengthen relationships with legislators, outright quid pro quos are not allowed, experts told IndyStar.
There were water trucks, stations handing out sack lunches, and friendly marshals directing people toward their respective routes leading to the Lincoln Memorial.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Oct. 2026
Claiborne said the county’s service area includes both dense and rural communities, requiring collection trucks to travel farther between some customers.
New forms of payment, including digital currency, are working their way into everyday transactions, and AI is beginning to move from informing decisions to initiating and completing them.
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Andy Zosel,
Forbes.com,
6 Oct. 2026
And the regime has trustees in many surrounding nations who secretively conduct transactions for the regime in the form of US dollars, cryptocurrency or other means to avoid detection, according to Brown.
Trump has pardoned or given commutations to at least 44 recipients within a year of their sentences who together account for over $270 million in financial obligations.
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Caren Morrison,
The Conversation,
22 Sep. 2026
The president has broad authority to issue pardons and commutations, but the power is strictly limited to federal offenses.
As federal investigators try to determine the cause of the crash, island residents are mourning the dead and confronting the trade-offs of life so isolated from the rest of Southern California.
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Fedor Zarkhin,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Oct. 2026
Make sure the decisions involving unusual risk, sensitive customers or significant trade-offs remain human responsibilities.
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